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  1. C

    Can you add a second fixture to a switch loop?

    I currently have a light fixture on a switch loop and would like to add a second light that would be powered by the same switch. Can you add a second fixture? Forgive my novice picture, but if so, is this an allowable setup?
  2. pikis

    Cycles per second meter

    Hello fellow electricians, Would anyone know how to connect a Nalder Bros & Thompson LTD London, please? ~The BS 89 is a tough book to obtain. I wired the unit according to this diagram, which is the closest what I have. This is the beauty in pics: And this is what I thought to do next, plug...
  3. lozarus

    Second Opinion on Modification to Existing Circuit

    Came into work today with a fairly urgent requirement to install an instant hot water handwash unit in a small commercial kitchenette/servery - circa 2.8kw. Of course, it's in a right difficult area. As the handwash is over 2kW, I'd ideally like to follow OSG advice and give it it's own...
  4. P

    power a second consumer unit in the garage from our main consumer unit.

    Hi can you power a second consumer unit in the garage from our main consumer unit. We have a big armed cable from the main consumer unit into the garage and can we connect this to a second consumer unit? The armed cable current runs our solor and comes from the fuse in the picture attached.
  5. MaintenanceSpark

    I've been given a second chance

    Good morning everyone, Thanks for having me! I was an apprentice from May 2008- August 2009 gaining my Level 2 certificate in Electrical Installation but I was 16 and wasn't quite ready for the big bad world of work and got sacked. I then laboured for a builder who we did electrical work for...
  6. J

    Need a little help, can I add a second PIR with a single core line in (live)

    Will this work?
    • Johnny M
    • Thread
    • core help little live pir second single single core
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  7. JayO84

    Help with Installing Second Switch

    Hi, I have a question about how to install a new switch to toggle a light I installed into a 2-gang box where an existing switch with power source exists. What I would like to do is utilize the existing power source without effecting the operation of the existing switch, meaning I don't want the...
  8. Jtpeek

    Will this work to add a second switch to a fixture?

    I have a light that runs off a single switch. In the same box as the single switch there is a now abandoned three wire cable running to another box on other side of room (don’t ask me why they had two switches connect to each other but not to any fixtures..). In the other box there is now only...
  9. E

    Add Second EmerGen Switch to Subpanel

    I have an existing EmerGen Switch installed in my main panel that links to 10 breakers. The main panel is located in the basement. I recently upgraded my generator and now want to power additional breakers that exist in a sub panel which is located in the garage. I purchased a second...
  10. H

    First and second fix electrics

    Hi. I've had a kitchen extension done and the builder has charged for first and second fix electrics. He has since said that my consumer unit needs upgrading to add more RCBOs but this will cost me extra. I would've thought this should be included, am I wrong? He has also said that I will need...
  11. G100917

    Add second light from ceiling rose?

    Hi all, I want to add a second light in my kitchen (controlled by the same switch for the current light) can I spur the second light from the ceiling rose? It's a loop in from mains and loop out to the other rooms, could I use connector blocks to feed the second light from the first light...
  12. nomadicsoul

    Insulation added after second fixing!

    Hi everyone. I need a little advice please. Several months ago I first fixed and second fixed a timber frame loft conversion ( open plan living area and kitchen) for a friend /client. I haven't signed it off yet as I was waiting to install I new CU for him and for him to fit the kitchen. I...
  13. N

    UK Adding a second crimp lug

    Evening everyone Can anybody help with a situation I have currently underway As you can see from the pics I need to double up the crimps on each phase but the incomer isn’t large enough to do so and the bolts are too short Is there anything I can do to allow me to connect the new phases to the...
  14. J

    I don’t understand when all lights flicker after adding second light switch

    Adding an image of my set up Basically this is the run across like 60-75 ft. The main line comes into a switch to control the entire line. That continues through 8 lights and then into an outlet. Originally After that outlet I had a light but I wanted to be able to control it independently...
    • Jatsip
    • Thread
    • adding after flashing flicker light light switch lights second switch understand when wiring diagram
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. P

    Checking a second hand induction hob

    Hi all, A quick question, we are looking to purchase an induction hob and have been considering a second hand option, if one could be found that's almost new. We have found someone selling an Electrolux one, that is claimed to be unused and looks like it is still in the packaging (minus any...
  16. D

    Can One Electrical Meter Box Feed a Second Board?

    Hello everyone, I hope you are all doing well in these trying times. I'm planning an extension to my house, and I'm looking to have a second consumer board fitted inside the extension. I'm hoping I can feed this new board from the meter box and not as a sub-board from the original consumer unit...
  17. Edward Morris

    Adding second light switch to garage circuit

    Hi. First up, I am not a qualified electrician so this is a DIY project However, I am physicist by training with a specialism in electromagnetism, so I know the principals of circuits. I want to add a second switch to my garage lighting, so that we don't have to fight our way to one corner of...
    • Edward Morris
    • Thread
    • 2 way adding circuit garage light light switch light switch replacement second switch
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  18. J

    Is the 2 cables in the connector blocks the thermal OL

  19. S

    UK Second empty meter cabinet for a consumer unit to feed several garden circuits. Can a standard metal csu be fitt

    I have a customer who has installed a second empty meter cabinet for a consumer unit to feed several garden circuits. Can a standard metal csu be fitted in here, does it have to be in an ip65 enclosure also or can a ip65 plastic csu be used. I get csu has to be non combustible within a dwelling...
    • sidekick
    • Thread
    • cabinet circuits consumer consumer unit garden metal meter second standard unit
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. O

    Issues using a time delay relay for my second fuel pump (diagram included)

    I'm using the stock fuel pump wiring to trigger two different relays for my two fuel pumps on my car built for drag racing. The first relay is a normal relay and the second relay is a Beuler time delay relay (it's a BU-508TD model which has since been replaced by the BU-509TD, but they function...
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